Close-up photo of a cactus with sharp spines and small green fruit growing from several pads. The image was taken at Bandelier National Monument, with a blurred background of desert brush and rock.

This cactus at Bandelier clings to stone and makes no apologies — just fruit, spines, and survival.

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